As noted in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'', a distinctively thick [[wikipedia:Shimenawa|shimenawa]] is hung across the entrance of the shrine building, bigger than the one at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. As an aside, we can see the same design at [[Wikipedia:Suwa taisha|Suwa Grand Shrine]], the original inspiration of Moriya Shrine. The [[outside world]] Moriya Shrine (with a different kanji, '''{{nihongo|洩}}'''{{nihongo|矢神社}}) also exists near the Suwa Grand Shrine.

As noted in ''[[Silent Sinner in Blue]]'', a distinctively thick [[wikipedia:Shimenawa|shimenawa]] is hung across the entrance of the shrine building, bigger than the one at the [[Hakurei Shrine]]. As an aside, we can see the same design at [[Wikipedia:Suwa taisha|Suwa Grand Shrine]], the original inspiration of Moriya Shrine. The [[outside world]] Moriya Shrine (with a different kanji, '''{{nihongo|洩}}'''{{nihongo|矢神社}}) also exists near the Suwa Grand Shrine.

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An [[wikipedia:aerial tramway|aerial tramway]] directly connecting the shrine to the foot of the mountain is planned for construction, though it took more than four years to convince the [[tengu]] to allow it to pass through their lands.<ref>''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' - [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru Newspaper 6|Bunbunmaru Newspaper: Opinions Divided On Mountain's Future Direction]]</ref><ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' chapter 19</ref>

An [[wikipedia:aerial tramway|aerial tramway]] directly connecting the shrine to the foot of the mountain is planned for construction, though it took more than four years to convince the [[tengu]] to allow it to pass through their lands.<ref>''[[Symposium of Post-mysticism]]'' - [[Symposium of Post-mysticism/Bunbunmaru Newspaper 6|Bunbunmaru Newspaper: Opinions Divided On Mountain's Future Direction]]</ref><ref>''[[Wild and Horned Hermit]]'' chapter 19</ref>

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[[File:Suwa_Taisha_Shimosha_Akimiya_Kaguraden.jpg|200px|thumb|left|The autumn shrine building of the real-life [[Wikipedia:Suwa taisha|Suwa Grand Shrine]], on which Moriya Shrine is based.]]

==Moriya Shrine's Appearances==

==Moriya Shrine's Appearances==

===Games===

===Games===

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;''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''

;''[[Impossible Spell Card]]''

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The ninth day of ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' takes place at Moriya Shrine, where [[Kanako Yasaka]], [[Suwako Moriya]], [[Mononobe no Futo]] and [[Suika Ibuki]] try to capture [[Seija Kijin]] with their "impossible" [[spell card]]s.

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The ninth day of ''[[Impossible Spell Card]]'' takes place at Moriya Shrine, where [[Kanako Yasaka]], [[Suwako Moriya]], [[Mononobe no Futo]] and [[Suika Ibuki]] try to capture [[Seija Kijin]] with their "impossible" [[spell card]]s. There are 8 scenes total in the day. The previous day was located at the [[Shining Needle Castle]], whilst the next day is located at the [[Scarlet Devil Mansion]].

This shrine is home to Sanae Kochiya, whose role is similar to a Shrine Maiden, and its resident gods Kanako Yasaka and Suwako Moriya. Both the kappa and tengu have come to accept Kanako as a resident god and now live in peace. As the shrine gets few visitors, its primary source of income comes from selling bits of technology from the outside world to kappa.[1]

In chapter 19 of Silent Sinner in Blue, Yukari Yakumo accuses Watatsuki no Toyohime that the Lunarians placed the two thick shimenawa at the front of the Moriya Shrine to seal in the war god, Take-Minakata, because they feared his retribution after conquering his father Daikoku's lands. According to Shinto legend, Amaterasu (generally implied in the Touhou Project to be sister of Lord Tsukuyomi, founder of the Lunar Capital) sent Take-Mikazuchi to conquer Take-Minakata while trying to unite Japan. After a sumo match, Take-minakata's arms were cut and he fled to Lake Suwa, where he married a Suwa goddess, Yasakatome. The conversation is interrupted before Yukari's claim can be confirmed. However, the fact that Toyohime decided to leave Yukari behind on Earth as opposed to taking Yukari prisoner to the Moon like she initially planned to do could imply there is some truth to Yukari's claim.

An aerial tramway directly connecting the shrine to the foot of the mountain is planned for construction, though it took more than four years to convince the tengu to allow it to pass through their lands.[4][5]

When a mysterious shrine maiden attempts to convince Reimu to shut down the Hakurei Shrine, Reimu and Marisa climb Youkai Mountain to investigate. Along the way they learn that a new god has recently arrived from the Outside World with an entire shrine and lake in tow, and her ambition has brought her into conflict with the native kappa and tengu. The shrine itself is the setting for stages 5, 6 and Extra.